COLIN LIKAS CLIKAS@BUTLER.EDU EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Conversation flowed from the Johnson Room in Robertson Hall Friday, as Butler University’s Board of Trustees and the Student Government Association hosted an annual dinner. The event gave student leaders around campus the opportunity to speak and share their work with board members and school administrators. This year marked the sixth…
OPINION | Butler students: Use chances to volunteer
Butler University students are gearing up for fall break—a chance to relax, go home and maybe catch up on some classwork. But relaxation isn’t for everyone. Students can also go out into the community and do some volunteer work during break. Butler students ought to use some of the break to do some community service,…
SGA’s narrow vote doubles volunteerism budget
The ayes had it when members of Butler University’s Student Government Association passed a motion that doubled the volunteerism budget to $20,000 last Wednesday. In its original plan, volunteerism made up $10,000 of SGA’s $683,822 overall budget proposal. The original budget was calculated using numbers sent to the organization by university officials to estimate the…
Reps, think twice about SGA budget
Weekly Student Government Association assembly meetings regarding the budget have become exasperating for guests and representatives alike. The lack of a procedure for how SGA will allocate funds during the budget approval process has resulted in convoluted decision-making and an seemingly unfair process for distributing money. Representatives need to take more notice. During the Sept.…